,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbe,mr4 
,la,lota 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,g>b>9o1 ,ms4 
,malliotakis1 & ,mr4 ,lawl]7 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,,resolution  ,express+ 
opposition to ,c5tral ,bus9ess ,di/rict 
,toll+ ,program ( ,new ,york ,city4     
,:]eas ?r\gh ! ,c5tral ,bus9ess ,di/rict
 ,toll+ ,program ( ,new ,york ,city1 !  
,/ate ( ,new ,york ,dep>tm5t (          
,transportation1 ! ,city ( ,new ,york   
,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation1 & ! ,new   
,york ,city ,metropolitan               
,transportation ,au?ority are propos+   
*>g+ driv]s z mu* z #bc p] day to ent] !
 ,manhattan ,c5tral ,bus9ess ,di/rict1  
def9$ z any area s\? ( #fj? ,/reet2     
,:]eas ,manhattan is an isl& & !re=e has
 limit$ po9ts ( entry1 & su* ,toll+     
,program w impact commut]s1 /ud5ts1     
l[-income families1 & small bus9esses   
travel+ into su* ,bus9ess ,di/rict2     

,:]eas ! ,c5tral ,bus9ess ,di/rict      
,toll+ ,program c\ld co/ daily commut]s 
an e/imat$ #e1jjj p] ye>2 ,:]eas a      
comm]cial vehicle c\ld pot5tially be    
*>g$ ea* "t su* vehicle ent]s ! ,c5tral 
,bus9ess ,di/rict1 includ+ multiple     
entries 9 "o day2 ,:]eas ! ,c5tral      
,bus9ess ,di/rict ,toll+ ,program w be  
p>ticul>ly h>mful & co/ly to small      
bus9esses t are requir$ to travel into  
,manhattan1 :ile su* small bus9ess are  
/ill recov]+ f ! coronavirus p&emic     
lockd[ns2 ,:]eas ! increas$ co/s to     
small bus9esses f ! ,c5tral ,bus9ess    
,di/rict ,toll+ ,program su* bus9esses w
 be =c$ on consum]s1 :o are cont9u+ to  
/ruggle ) p]si/5tly high inflation2     
,:]eas conc]ns h be5 rais$ t ! ,c5tral  
,bus9ess ,di/rict ,toll+ ,program w     
result 9 increas$ conge/ion 9 ! out]    
bor\ghs ( ,new ,york ,city2 ,:]eas !    
,c5tral ,bus9ess ,di/rict ,toll+        
,program is expect$ to g5]ate           
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj annually 9 rev5ue1 :i* w 
support ! #ae1jjj1jjj1jjj capital       

inve/m5t program ( ! ,metropolitan      
,transportation ,au?ority z well z be+  
us$ to op]ate ! ,toll+ ,program2 &      
,:]eas ! ov]:elm+ majority ( ! ,c5tral  
,bus9ess ,di/rict ,toll+ ,program rev5ue
 is design$ to cov] ! ,metropolitan     
,transportation ,au?ority1 :i* is       
e/imat$ to h lo/ #fij1jjj1jjj 9 #bjbb   
due to f>e evasion & is report$ly fac+ a
 project$ budget %ortfall ( almo/       
#c1jjj1jjj1jjj by #bjbe3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7   
disapproves ( ,c5tral ,bus9ess ,di/rict 
,toll+ ,program ( ,new ,york ,city2     
7#b7 ackn[l$ges ! sev]e economic burd5 !
 propos$ ,c5tral ,bus9ess ,di/rict      
,toll+ ,program w\ld pose on small      
bus9esses & /rongly recomm5ds ! ,/ate ( 
,new ,york conducts1 & makes publicly   
available1 an economic impact report on 
su* ,program2 &  7#c7 /rongly recomm5ds 
t relevant ,f$]al ag5cies & ! ,/ate (   
,new ,york halt implem5tation ( !       
,c5tral ,bus9ess ,di/rict ,toll+        
,program4